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Judging for the 20th edition of the Spectrum Fantastic Art Annual wrapped up yesterday. Five jurors looked at, and evaluated, over six thousand entries. A few hundred of the best entries will be complied into the Spectrum annual, due out next fall. Gold and silver medal winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Spectrum Live, a weekend long celebration of fantastic art, in Kansas City, May 17-19th.

The gold and silver finalists are:

Advertising:

Craig Elliott, Forest Awakening

Michael C. Hayes, Procession

Android Jones, Ganeshatron

Greg Ruth, Three Outlaw Samurai

Dan Dos Santos, Dragon Empress

Book:

Brom, Wipi

William O’Connor, Wargriffin

David Palumbo, Fed

Shaun Tan, Never Leave a Red Sock on the Clothesline

Charles Vess, Tanglewood: I Didn’t Know She Was a Bottle Witch

Comics:

Jennifer L. Meyer, Aesop’s Ark, Ch. 2, P2

David Petersen, Mouse Guard Black Axe #4, Page 19

Paolo Rivera, Daredevil #10

Paolo Rivera, Captain America #1

João Ruas, Fables #121

Concept Art:

Daniel Dociu, Guild Wars 2, Norn Lodge

Theo Prins, Southsun Cove

Paul Sullivan, Franken-animal

Justin Sweet

Allen Willams, Tree of Tales

Dimensional:

Dan Chudzinski, Turbulence

David Meng, Sashimi

Virginie Ropars, Mothra

Virginie Ropars, Acanthopis III

Katya Tal, Blanket Fairy

Editorial:

Sam Bosma, Stability

Chris Buzelli, Book Monster”

Sean Andrew Murray, He’s Gone Full-Bird

Victo Ngai, Best of the Best

Sam Weber, Cancer Monster

Institutional:

Ed Binkley, A Cob of Chiseldon-Brimble

Lucas Graciano, Dragon Swarm

Tyler Jacobson, Ruric Thar, The Unbowed

Kekai Kotaki, Stampede

David Palumbo, Taken

Unpublished:

Cory Godbey, The Fish Master

Lucas Graciano, Guardianship

Kekai Kotaki, Ride

Andrew Mar, Tell-Tale Heart

Tohru Patrick, Awa, Sudden Shower

You can view all the finalists in this video:

…and a glimpse at the judging process:

Congratulations and good luck to all the finalist! Follow Spectrum’s website to see photos of the judging and further announcmnets of who was selected for the annual.

Spectrum 20 will be out in the fall — it always excels at showcasing the broadest array of fantasy inspired art the field has to offer. I’m looking forward to seeing the book and many of the artists included at Spectrum Live in May.